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Abe's 2011 Emmys Picks

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Linney - The Big C
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope
Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Abe's Pick - Amy Poehler
Will Win - Laura Linney

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell - The Office
Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K. - Louie
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Abe's Pick - Steve Carell
Will Win - Steve Carell

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch - Glee
Betty White - Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Abe's Pick - Julie Bowen
Will Win - Jane Krakowski

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer - Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
Ed O'Neill - Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
Ty Burell - Modern Family

Abe's Pick -Ty Burell
Will Win - Jon Cryer

Comedy Series
Glee
Parks and Recreation
The Office
Modern Family
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory

Abe's Pick - Modern Family
Will Win - Parks and Recreation

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order SVU
Mireille Enos - The Killing
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law

Abe's Pick - Connie Britton
Will Win - Julianna Margulies

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House
Timothy Olyphant - Justified

Abe's Pick - Michael C. Hall
Will Win - Michael C. Hall

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
Michelle Forbes - The Killing
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
Margo Martindale - Justified
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

Abe's Pick - Christina Hendricks
Will Win - Michelle Forbes

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Slattery - Mad Men
Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age
Walter Goggins - Justified
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Josh Charles - The Good Wife
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife

Abe's Pick - Andre Braugher
Will Win - John Slattery

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Friday Night Lights
Dexter
Game of Thrones

Abe's Pick -Friday Night Lights
Will Win - Dexter

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern - Downtown Abbey
Diane Lane - Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson -Taken From Me - The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh - Upstairs Downstairs

Abe's Pick - Diane Lane
Will Win - Kate Winslet

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Greg Kinnear - The Kennedys
Barry Pepper - The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez - Carlos
William Hurt - Too Big to Fail
Idris Elba - Luther
Laurence Fishburne - Thurgood

Abe's Pick - Laurence Fishburne
Will Win - Laurence Fishburne

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce
Melissa Leo - Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham - Mildred Pierce
Maggie Smith - Downtown Abbey
Eileen Atkins - Upstairs Downstairs

Abe's Pick - Evan Rachel Wood
Will Win - Eileen Atkins

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O'Byrne - Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson - The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti - Too Big To Fail
James Woods - Too Big To Fail

Abe's Pick - Paul Giamatti
Will Win - Paul Giamatti

Miniseries or Movie
Mildred Pierce
Downtown Abbey
The Kennedys
Cinema Verite
Too Big To Fail
The Pillars of the Earth

Abe's Pick - Too Big to Fail
Will Win - Mildred Pierce

Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Abe's Pick - Conan
Will Win - The Colbert Report

Reality - Competition Program
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Top Chef

Abe's Pick - Dancing With The Stars
Will Win - Dancing With The Stars

Host for Reality or Reality Competition Program
Jeff Probst - Survivor
Cat Deely - So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron - Dancing With The Stars
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol

Abe's Pick - Tom Bergeron
Will Win - Phil Keoghan